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Mira Weiner's BBQ Tofu, Kraut & Sprout Sandwich

Mira Weiner's BBQ Tofu, Kraut & Sprout Sandwich

A delicious, bright and colourful plant powered sandwich! Thick sourdough slices, spicy BBQ tofu, creamy smashed avocado, luscious vegan mayo, fresh rocket, thick organic tomato slices, fresh sprouts and Mira's current favourite red cabbage and mustard kraut that can be used as both a quick pickle or fermented for longer as a sauerkraut.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Lunch

Ingredients
  

  • Bread of choice, Mira uses sourdough
  • BBQ tofu (olive oil, lemon juice and @nomubrands BBQ rub or make your own refined sugar free spice mix with a combo of Nomu spices: smoked paprika, coriander, cumin, mustard, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper
  • Red cabbage mustard kraut
  • Avo smash (avocado, lemon juice, salt and pepper)
  • Sprouts of choice, Mira used a mix of alfalfa, onion and beetroot
  • Thick tomato slices
  • Vegan mayo
  • Fresh rocket leaves

Instructions
 

  • Mix the marinade together for the tofu and allow to marinade for 10-15 minutes. Even better if you do this overnight. Airfry for 6-8 minutes on 200C / alternatively bake or pan fry tofu also works well.
  • Place the fresh rocket leaves onto a slice of sourdough and top with the avo smash, BBQ tofu, tomato slices, mayo, red cabbage mustard kraut and sprouts. Finish with a generous squeeze of fresh lemon juice, a crack of salt and pepper and top with the final slice of sourdough.
  • Enjoy in the sunshine! ☀️
Keywords easy plant based recipe, HEALTHY LUNCH RECIPE, Mira Weiner, plant based chefs, plant based sandwich, sandwich recipe, tofu recipe, vegan sandwich

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